Legislation Details

File #: 92971    Version: 1 Name: Authorizing the City to execute a field use agreement with the Madison Ultimate Frisbee League use of certain athletic fields.
Type: Resolution Status: Items Referred
File created: 4/30/2026 In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
On agenda: 5/5/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Authorizing the City to execute a field use agreement with the Madison Ultimate Frisbee League use of certain athletic fields in City parks as set forth in the Agreement, and continue contributions to established segregated non-reverting fund and a fee structure that supports the shared goals of supporting the use of the City’s park space and providing quality maintenance of the City’s athletic fields for the years of 2026-2030.
Sponsors: Carmella Glenn, Derek Field
Attachments: 1. Ultimate Frisbee Field Use Agreement with MUFA (2026-2030).pdf
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Pending.

Title
Authorizing the City to execute a field use agreement with the Madison Ultimate Frisbee League use of certain athletic fields in City parks as set forth in the Agreement, and continue contributions to established segregated non-reverting fund and a fee structure that supports the shared goals of supporting the use of the City’s park space and providing quality maintenance of the City’s athletic fields for the years of 2026-2030.

Body
WHEREAS, the Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association (MUFA) is a non-profit entity that was created in 1993 and is dedicated to providing opportunities for people to play the sport of ultimate. MUFA runs multiple ultimate leagues in the Madison area and has a history of working with the City Parks Division regarding the use of City parks to play ultimate; and,

WHEREAS, on November 22, 2016, the City and MUFA entered into the Ultimate Frisbee Field Use Agreement for the years of 2016-2020, which granted MUFA priority usage of certain City
athletic fields by MUFA leagues for the 2016-2020 seasons. On August 16, 2021, MUFA and the City entered into a successor agreement allowing for the ongoing priority usage of certain City athletic fields by MUFA leagues for the 2021-2025 seasons; and,

WHEREAS, the City and MUFA would like to continue their past successful working relationship and enter into a successor agreement allowing for the ongoing priority usage of certain City athletic fields by MUFA leagues for the 2026-2030 seasons; and,

WHEREAS, MUFA has agreed, as a condition of its ongoing priority usage of the specified athletic fields on a non-exclusive basis, to pay field use fees and contribute funds to a non-reverting segregated revenue account, which funds will be used by the City to fund maintenance and improvements to the specified athletic fields.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to enter into an Operating Agreement with Madison Ultima...

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